A police unit drawn from multiple police departments on Vancouver Island could expand its reach because of rising homicides and growing costs.
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has invited municipalities, First Nations and policing partners to participate in what the ministry calls “preliminary consultations” about expanding the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit.
“While (VIIMCU) has served participating communities well, the time has come to modernize the model and provide the opportunity for all Island municipalities to join a new, expanded, Island-wide integrated unit,” Mike Farnworth, Public Safety Minister, said in a letter last month to Campbell River Mayor Kermit Dahl.